AMCC Sets New Standard for SATA II Hardware RAID With High Performance 3ware 9550SX Controllers; Available Now, 3ware 9550SX Hardware RAID Controllers Set the High Water Mark for I/O Performance
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Sept. 20, 2005—
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) (Nasdaq:AMCC),
today introduced its next generation of hardware RAID controllers. The
3ware 9550SX is 200% faster than the company's previous generation
9500S, delivering RAID 5 writes at over 380MB/sec and RAID 5 reads at
more than 800MB/sec. and supports the Serial ATA 2.5 specification and
a PCI-X host interface.
The 3ware 9550SX family is based on StorSwitch(TM), AMCC's seventh
generation non-blocking switched fabric storage architecture and
comprises the highest performing, most feature-rich hardware RAID
controllers developed by the company to date.
The 9550SX feature set also includes StreamFusion, a dynamic cache
allocation algorithm for performance optimization in multi-stream
sequential I/O applications, StorSave, performance optimization in
critical RAID modes, and award-winning Multi-lane connectivity. The
new flagship series also delivers increased performance with 3Gb/s
wire speeds and Native Command Queuing support (NCQ).
"Serial ATA II has evolved to become a robust, enterprise-ready
drive interface and when coupled with the 3ware 9550SX, the solution
delivers the critical performance required for high-density computing
applications within and beyond the data center," said Faye Pairman,
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AMCC Storage Business.
"This combination promises to blow open the market for Serial ATA by
replacing older technologies with state-of-the-art performance and
reliability at a fraction of the cost. AMCC is committed to delivering
RAID products that dramatically improve the price/performance paradigm
for enterprise and vertical market storage applications as we have
once again demonstrated with the introduction of our 3ware 9550SX
product line."
The 3ware 9550SX-4LP 4-port kit and the 3ware 9550SX-8LP 8-port
kit, both in low profile form factors, are available today with MSRP's
of $395 and $595 respectively. The 12- and 16-port kits will be
available later in 2005 with MSRP's of $795 and $995. 3ware 9550SX
kits are backed by a 3-year warranty and are compatible with
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2003/XP/2000, Red Hat(R) Linux, SuSE(R) Linux,
and FreeBSD operating systems.
AMCC Overview
AMCC provides the essential building blocks for the processing,
moving and storing of information worldwide. The company blends
systems and software expertise with high-performance, high-bandwidth
silicon integration to deliver silicon, hardware and software
solutions for global wide area networks (WAN), embedded applications
such as PowerPC and programmable SoC architectures, storage area
networks (SAN), and high-growth storage markets such as SATA RAID.
AMCC's corporate headquarters are located in San Diego, California.
Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the world. For
further information regarding AMCC's 3ware products, please visit our
web site at www.3ware.com.
Forward Looking Statements
The statements contained in this press release that are not purely
historical and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements,
including statements relating to the products discussed in this press
release are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including
the risk that the products would not be successfully or timely
developed, completed or manufactured or achieve market acceptance,
risks relating to general economic conditions, as well as the risks
and uncertainties set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005, and in other filings of the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of
these risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially
from these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements
contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and AMCC
does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement.
Contact:
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
Debra Hart, 858-535-4217 (Investor Relations)
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FutureWorks PR for AMCC Storage
Brian Solis, 408-428-0895 Ext. 101 (Media/Editorial)
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